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Who will be the next Tory leader? Robert Jenrick and Kemi Badenoch go head to head

Kemi Badenoch will go head-to-head with Robert Jenrick

Evening Standard

New Conservative leader to be named on 2 November, party announces

Kemi Badenoch, James Cleverly, Robert Jenrick and Priti Patel are all expected to compete to replace Rishi Sunak

The Independent UK

Conduct Tory leadership bid ‘with civility’, Lord Houchen urges Braverman

It came after the former home secretary said the party could do better than being ‘a collection of fanatical, irrelevant, centrist cranks’.

Evening Standard

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Two leading Tories back Tom Tugendhat for party leadership

Damian Green and Steve Baker endorse shadow security minister as they seek to ‘transcend old divisions’

The Guardian - UK

Where do the Tories go after the election disaster? What the leadership contenders tell us about the party’s future

The Conservative party is reeling from one of the biggest blows in its history after returning just 121 MPs in the recent election – a loss of 251 seats in the House of Commons.

The Conversation

Rishi Sunak urged by top Tories to delay quitting as leader until successor chosen in autumn

The ex-PM has said he would stand down from the helm of the Conservative Party once plans to elect the next leader are in place

Evening Standard

Tees Valley mayor Ben Houchen warns against protracted Tory leadership race

Houchen says party must avoid seeming self-indulgent as other Conservatives attack Liz Truss over new intervention

The Guardian - UK

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Kemi Badenoch backed as clear favourite to become Conservative Party leader

New data has shown the former minister for women and equalities has the support of 25.83% of grassroots Tory members to replace Rishi Sunak.

Evening Standard

A fight for the soul of the Tory party is inevitable. Rishi Sunak staying on may make it worse

Without a timetable for the leadership race, the current uneasy truce might hold for a while, says Katy Balls, the Spectator’s political editor

The Guardian - UK

Braverman hits back at Badenoch over ‘public breakdown’ comments

Ex-home secretary blames leadership rival and rest of the cabinet for letting Sunak take the party to electoral disaster

The Guardian - UK

Outrage as Suella Braverman brands Pride flag flying ‘a horrible political campaign’

Former home secretary condemns ‘liberal Conservatives’ in her latest rant, facing backlash from her own party

The Independent UK

Tories split over timeline to elect leader with Sunak hoping to quit by autumn

Some senior figures in party fear appointment of interim replacement for ex-PM could present Nigel Farage with an ‘open goal’

The Guardian - UK

Suella Braverman’s Tory leadership bid ‘dead before it starts’ as key ally expected to back rival

The former home secretary’s expected campaign to take over from Rishi Sunak has been dealt an early blow as Danny Kruger is set to support Robert Jenrick if he runs

The Independent UK

Suella Braverman losing support as potential party leader, Tories say

Robert Jenrick, Priti Patel and Kemi Badenoch, who have all ruled out deal with Reform, seen as more viable candidates

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The Independent UK

Braverman warns Tory party will cease to exist unless it neutralises Farage and Reform

The Tory leadership contest has kicked off with a warning that the Conservative Party could cease to exist as an electoral force if things do not change

The Guardian - UK

Robert Jenrick says Tories lost voters’ trust and fails to rule out leadership bid

Former immigration minister says party failed to deliver, as Suella Braverman and Victoria Atkins also speak out

The Guardian - UK

Who could replace Rishi Sunak as Tory leader if he loses the election?

Likely contenders for party’s sixth leader in eight years could depend partly on who survives a big defeat

The Independent UK

Former cabinet minister admits Tories ‘very poor at delivering infrastructure’

A recording of former communities secretary Robert Jenrick has emerged admitting Tory governemnts were unable to make difficult long term decisions on infrastructure

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The Conversation

Ambitious Tory hopefuls could learn from Lady Macbeth’s fate ahead of leadership battle

Grant Shapps is running. The Tory MP has held what seems like every ministerial post possible and is famous in Westminster for his command of spreadsheets and data – in other words, for tracking the views and intentions of his fellow Tory MPs. He is ready for the battle ahead.

Evening Standard

Tories and Labour clash on tax as General Election battles intensify

The Tories are fighting on two fronts, trying to take on Labour on tax while clinging on to voters considering shifting to Reform UK.

The Guardian - UK

Tory leadership hopefuls ‘already lobbying’ to replace Sunak

Sources say contenders jostling for support amid fears of historic wipeout in election

Evening Standard

OPINION - Tom Newton Dunn: The race for Tory leader has begun already — and it's a 16-way brawl

“The problem with my dear fellow Tory MPs is they all think they’re Winston Churchill,” a weary Cabinet minister told me this week. “Every single one of them.” Like many in the Conservative Party now, the minister has given up hope over the general election result.

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer heading for 10 years in power, new poll says

Exclusive: Redfield and Wilton poll for The Independent also finds that Tory supporters want Nigel Farage to suceed Rishi Sunak as party leader

The Guardian - UK

Man stranded in Turkey can return to UK after Home Office U-turn

Exclusive: Siyabonga Twala looking forward to reunion with his son after government withdraws exclusion order

Evening Standard

Cabinet minister rebuffs bid by Tory hardliners to push Rishi Sunak to the Right ahead of general election

The row flared up ahead of Prime Minister’s Questions in the Commons

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